Sweet! I for one am a happy Fett. Outside of Jabba - I don't own a single vintage SW figure. I had a feeling Hasbro would do this after releasing the vinty Snow Job. I've just never found the time to start tracking down an "original" loose collection. Hopefully this will motivate me to get on the ball.

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This is pretty sweet. I would have been happy with a "modern" one as well, but I do think it is kind of cool that they are doing this. This, combined with the vintage packaging and big "OT" kickoff to this line really is great I think, and probably is a nice "collector push" by Hasbro as well.

OMG I totally figured this was the direction Hasbro would go in! This is most definitely going to be one of my few prized figures! I'm glad Hasbro didn't try to do some lame repaint of the current Evo. figure!

Hasbro is definitely back!

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I like this, as from a long-time collector's POV, getting a holy grail item... sorta... is nice, because a rocket firing Fett was just never in the cards for me and my collection. To me, coming from the manufacturer (sure it's not "Kenner" but it's the descendant ultimately), this is nice. I'm more tempted to put it into my vintage display than my modern one, and likely will go that route.

I'll never own a real original, and this has subtle differences in the sculpt, and so with that I'm happy to add it as almost something that was missing from my vintage set that I just had resigned myself to never actually being able to afford.

I'll never own a real original, and this has subtle differences in the sculpt, and so with that I'm happy to add it as almost something that was missing from my vintage set that I just had resigned myself to never actually being able to afford.

This is sort of my thought - it's a cheap way to add a nifty "rocket fett" to a vintage collection and to me, it's just as legit as one of the custom ones that are out there in the vintage world. It may not be a first-shot or a prototype like some of the big vinty collectors have, but I think it's a neat idea for a mail-away from a line that is doing all it can to pay homage to the original vinty line.

and to me, it's just as legit as one of the custom ones that are out there in the vintage world.

I even put it higher than those. They're neat, but they're ultimately a custom. At least this was made by the people that hold the license, ya know? So I'm digging it and looking forward to it. There's things I probably would've liked more, but this is good enough for me really. It's nifty, unique, kind of weird, and it ties into the vintage.

I was never in the hunt even for a real one, so this is great for those of us who wouldn't even consider plunking the cash down on the real deal... It's unique too, for Hasbro. I applaud the thinking outside the box.

I'm a little conflicted on that one. I see your point about wanting easier access to some of the harder to find items from the past (though not sure how "rare" those are outside of Yak Face). The difference here is that there were extremely few of the rocket firing fetts made, so it's much harder for anyone to obtain. While somewhat expensive, you can get pretty much any of the original figures (ex variations) for about $100 or less on the secondary market.

I also think that one of the desirable parts of having a collection is owning things that are rare. If everyone has it, then you take away the special part of your collection that is limited to just you and a few others. I think people that worked really hard or spent a lot to acquire rarer pieces would be pretty ticked off to see replicas made. Look at the handful of collectors who are already upset about going back to the vintage style cards.

It is one thing to pay tribute to the classics of old and honor them with something like this. It is something else entirely to just wholesale copy what has been done before.